General Recovery 1
What are the 2 types of triggers?
Internal (emotions/feelings) and External (people, places, and things).
What is the best way to weigh pro's and con's of a decision to change?
Decisional Balance Exercise or Cost Benefit Analysis
What weekly award is voted on by your clinical staff that is awarded to a Veteran who is showing progress in treatment?
The Moving On Up Award
Why is Step One the most important?
It's admitting you have a problem. If you can't concede you have a problem in the first place then how are you going to be willing/able to get help for it?
True or False
Once you complete MH-RRTP you are cured.
False
MH-RRTP gives you essential tools to use and is a fantastic start in your recovery, however, it is very important to continue your aftercare with outpatient PTSD, BHIP (Mental Health) and ATS (Addiction Treatment Services) to achieve your treatment goals.
What is the title of the book Marty reads from at the beginning of group that has daily inspirational passages?
Just For Today
What is one way we have learned that you can experience a craving in a new way?
Urge Surfing
On the weekends and after 1600 hrs., how often are you required to check in with staff after signing out?
1 hour (60 minutes)
What is the fellowship that is designed to support friends and family member of an addicted individual?
Al-Anon
In MH-RRTP, what does VGL stand for?
Veteran Group Leader
What is the difference between cravings and withdrawals?
Withdrawal is the substance leaving the body and Craving is the mind and the body wanting you to put it back in.
To politely yet firmly stand up for yourself when facing a trigger or difficult situation is called this.
Assertive Communication
If you need assistance with Housing, who should you speak with?
Tawanda Watkins, LMSW
Tawanda is MH-RRTP Discharge Coordinator and will assist with housing and all discharge related issues.
This fellowship is specifically geared to an individuals religious preference.
Celebrate Recovery
According to Marty, what is the "secret" to maintaining long-term recovery?
Making sure you're having fun being sober. If you're not enjoying your sobriety you will hate every moment of it and you will return to using or drinking to escape your boredom/misery.
***DAILY DOUBLE***
What are the 3 C's when it comes to combating our automatic thoughts to use/drink?
Catch (The Thought)
Challenge (The Thought)
Change (The Thought)
What do dog leashes have to do with addition?
It is a trigger. Just as a dog has linked the leash to taking a walk a person addicted to substances links their triggers to the reward of using/drinking.
If you are interested in employment, schooling or volunteer work after MH-RRTP, who should you speak to?
Dave Wetherell, Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist
*Keeping busy is key to staying sober, plus it makes you feel good!!!*
This recovery network was established in the 1940s and started in California. It asserts that its therapeutic value for aiding people in recovery is that the program is based on people helping people.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
***DAILY DOUBLE***
This actor was notorious for his reputation as a bad boy early on in his career. He "avenged" his public image by getting sober and now has an "iron" clad position in one of the most successful movie franchises of all time.
Robert Downey Jr.
(Iron Man)
What is the difference between Sobriety and Recovery?
Sobriety is simply not using drugs or alcohol but not changing any other aspect of life.
Recovery is living a fulfilling life, achieving goals and taking care of your mental, physical and social health all while remaining abstinent from substances.
Who discovered and coined the term "Classical Conditioning" when experimenting with dogs? This concept is key in understanding why we have triggers, urges and cravings.
Ivan Pavlov
What does the acronym DBT stand for? (This is your daily 1300 hrs. group).
Dialectical Behavioral Training
Three indispensable spiritual principles in the 12 step fellowship are? (hint, think of H.O.W.)
What are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness.
What one thing can replace drugs and alcohol once it is removed from out lives?
Nothing! It takes a million little things to fill the all consuming void that is left once alcohol/drugs are removed from our lives.